South West sees biggest increase in homeowners renting out spare rooms to lodgers.

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House prices increased by 0.4% in October and the price of a typical home in October is 0.8% higher than one year ago, report Nationwide.

TBMC, the buy-to-let and commercial mortgage specialist, produces the Landlord Profile Tracking Index to track developments in the UK buy-to-let mortgage market.

The September data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index shows an annual price decrease of 2.6 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £16

The average UK flatmate now spends nearly 22% of their take-home salary on their rental accommodation, according to Easyroommate.co.uk.

Scotland and the North of England command the top ten positions in a new list of house price performance in the UK, according to research from Halifax.

Rents recorded monthly rises in all regions for the first time on record in September, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services plc.

The latest LSL/Acad Scotland House Price Index reveals August prices were up by 0.4%, meaning monthly house prices in Scotland increased for a second month in succession.

Asking prices in the south rise by 4.7% to set new records while the north falls back 0.7% to levels first achieved over six years ago in May 2005, report Rightmove.